The petitioner, Abbdullah Juma, at the Milimani Law Courts on April 11 (Photo: DZUYA WALTER)

Juma also seeks to have the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) barred from gazetting the governor, who has been in the headlines for numerous run-ins with the President Uhuru Kenyatta administration, as an aspirant.

Individuals seeking to run for county governor or deputy county governor are required by the Election Act to possess a degree from a recognised university.

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), University of Nairobi and the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) have been enjoined as respondents in the petition.

KNEC in March this year wrote to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations claiming the 1992 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) result slip that Joho is alleged to have used to gain admission to the University of Nairobi was forged.